Research papers
arXiv, PubMed, Crossref and OpenAlex scholarly metadata.The vendor's description, from its MCP Registry listing.
Every public check ran and passed. Public audit: we connect as an AI client would, list the tools and check what they say. We do not run them. How we audit
- Does it work?
- YesConnected in 458 ms.
- Sign-up?
- None neededIt answered without any account or key.
- Can it change things?
- No, read-onlyAll 38 tools say they only read.
https://fourzerotwo.si/mcp/v/researchWebsite Streamable HTTP · protocol 2025-11-25 · server version 1.1.0
What we checked
Security
Passed: Connections are encrypted (HTTPS).
Passed: No hidden instructions found in tool text.
Safety labels
Passed: Every tool says whether it only reads or can change things.
Tools
Passed: 38 tools listed.
Passed: Every tool describes its inputs with a valid schema.
Protocol
Passed: The MCP handshake works (Streamable HTTP).
Passed: Protocol version 2025-11-25 (latest).
Passed: Unknown requests are refused.
Connection
Passed: The server responds.
Tools (38)
As the server describes them. The labels are the server's own: it says whether each tool only reads or can change things.
- crossref__doiTitle, authors, journal, dates, references count and licence for a DOI. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- crossref__searchBibliographic search across Crossref works. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.003 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- crossref__journalJournal title, publisher and DOI counts by ISSN. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- crossref__fundersResearch funders by name, with Funder Registry ids. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- crossref__membersCrossref member publishers by name. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- pubmed__searchPubMed ids matching a query (supports PubMed query syntax). A few free samples a day, then $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- pubmed__summaryTitle, authors, journal, date and DOI for comma-separated PubMed ids. A few free samples a day, then $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- pubmed__pmc-searchFree full-text article ids in PubMed Central. A few free samples a day, then $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- pubmed__clinical-trials-searchPubMed citations that are clinical trial reports for a query. A few free samples a day, then $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- ror__searchFind research organisations by name, acronym or keyword, optionally filtered by country and type. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.001 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- ror__organisationFull record: names and aliases, types, status, founding year, location, website, domains, external ids. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.0005 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- ror__affiliationTurn a free-text affiliation (as printed on a paper) into the matching organisation, with ROR's confidence flag and candidates. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.001 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- ror__external-idFind the organisation for a GRID id, ISNI, Wikidata QID or Crossref Funder ID. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.001 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- ror__relationshipsParent, child and related organisations of a ROR record. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.001 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- scholarly__works-searchFull-text search of scholarly works, with citations, authors and open-access links. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.003 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- scholarly__workOne work by OpenAlex id (W…) or "doi:10.…". Free within the daily allowance, then $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- scholarly__authors-searchResearchers by name with h-index, works and citation counts. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- scholarly__authorOne researcher by OpenAlex id or ORCID. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- scholarly__institutions-searchUniversities and research institutions with output stats. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- scholarly__sources-searchJournals and repositories with impact stats. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- scholarly__topics-searchResearch topics and fields. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- scholarly__autocompleteFast title autocomplete across works. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.001 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- scholarly__citing-worksWorks that cite a given OpenAlex work id. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.003 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- arxiv__searchSearch arXiv by keywords, title, author and/or category; sort by relevance or newest. Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- arxiv__paperFull metadata for up to 20 arXiv ids: title, authors, abstract, categories, dates, DOI, journal ref, links. Costs $0.001 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- arxiv__recentThe newest submissions in any arXiv category. Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- arxiv__recent-cs-aiThe newest arXiv submissions in cs.AI (Artificial Intelligence). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- arxiv__recent-cs-lgThe newest arXiv submissions in cs.LG (Machine Learning). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- arxiv__recent-cs-clThe newest arXiv submissions in cs.CL (Computation and Language (NLP)). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- arxiv__recent-cs-cvThe newest arXiv submissions in cs.CV (Computer Vision). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- arxiv__recent-cs-crThe newest arXiv submissions in cs.CR (Cryptography and Security). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- arxiv__recent-cs-roThe newest arXiv submissions in cs.RO (Robotics). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- arxiv__recent-stat-mlThe newest arXiv submissions in stat.ML (Statistics: Machine Learning). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- arxiv__recent-quant-phThe newest arXiv submissions in quant-ph (Quantum Physics). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- arxiv__recent-astro-phThe newest arXiv submissions in astro-ph (Astrophysics). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- arxiv__recent-q-finThe newest arXiv submissions in q-fin (Quantitative Finance). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- arxiv__recent-econThe newest arXiv submissions in econ (Economics). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
- arxiv__recent-q-bioThe newest arXiv submissions in q-bio (Quantitative Biology). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402.Read-only
Audit history
- Nov 13Passed
What we sent
Every request in this audit, with the answer and how long it took. We never send credentials and never call a tool.
| Request | Answer | Time |
|---|---|---|
| initialize | HTTP 200 | 458 ms |
| initialized | HTTP 202 | 201 ms |
| tools/list | HTTP 200 | 170 ms |
| resources/list | HTTP 200 | 176 ms |
| prompts/list | HTTP 200 | 181 ms |
| unknown-method | HTTP 200 | 181 ms |
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"title": "Crossref DOI Metadata: DOI lookup",
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"description": "Title, authors, journal, dates, references count and licence for a DOI. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.002 USDC per call via x402."
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"description": "Bibliographic search across Crossref works. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.003 USDC per call via x402."
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"title": "Crossref DOI Metadata: Search publishers",
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"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
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"title": "PubMed: Article summaries",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": true,
"description": "Title, authors, journal, date and DOI for comma-separated PubMed ids. A few free samples a day, then $0.002 USDC per call via x402."
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"title": "PubMed: Search PubMed Central",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": true,
"description": "Free full-text article ids in PubMed Central. A few free samples a day, then $0.002 USDC per call via x402."
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"title": "PubMed: Search clinical trial records",
"readOnly": true,
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"openWorld": true,
"description": "PubMed citations that are clinical trial reports for a query. A few free samples a day, then $0.002 USDC per call via x402."
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"title": "Research Organisations (ROR): Search organisations",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": true,
"description": "Find research organisations by name, acronym or keyword, optionally filtered by country and type. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.001 USDC per call via x402."
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"title": "Research Organisations (ROR): Organisation by ROR id",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
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"description": "Full record: names and aliases, types, status, founding year, location, website, domains, external ids. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.0005 USDC per call via x402."
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"title": "Research Organisations (ROR): Match an affiliation string",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": true,
"description": "Turn a free-text affiliation (as printed on a paper) into the matching organisation, with ROR's confidence flag and candidates. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.001 USDC per call via x402."
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"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": true,
"description": "Find the organisation for a GRID id, ISNI, Wikidata QID or Crossref Funder ID. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.001 USDC per call via x402."
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"name": "ror__relationships",
"title": "Research Organisations (ROR): Parents & children",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": true,
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"title": "Scholarly Works (OpenAlex): Search papers",
"readOnly": true,
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"description": "Fast title autocomplete across works. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.001 USDC per call via x402."
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"readOnly": true,
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"description": "Works that cite a given OpenAlex work id. Free within the daily allowance, then $0.003 USDC per call via x402."
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"openWorld": true,
"description": "Search arXiv by keywords, title, author and/or category; sort by relevance or newest. Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402."
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"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
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"description": "Full metadata for up to 20 arXiv ids: title, authors, abstract, categories, dates, DOI, journal ref, links. Costs $0.001 USDC per call via x402."
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"destructive": false,
"openWorld": true,
"description": "The newest submissions in any arXiv category. Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402."
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"title": "arXiv Papers: Newest in Artificial Intelligence",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": true,
"description": "The newest arXiv submissions in cs.AI (Artificial Intelligence). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402."
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"title": "arXiv Papers: Newest in Machine Learning",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": true,
"description": "The newest arXiv submissions in cs.LG (Machine Learning). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402."
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"name": "arxiv__recent-cs-cl",
"title": "arXiv Papers: Newest in Computation and Language (NLP)",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": true,
"description": "The newest arXiv submissions in cs.CL (Computation and Language (NLP)). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402."
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"name": "arxiv__recent-cs-cv",
"title": "arXiv Papers: Newest in Computer Vision",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": true,
"description": "The newest arXiv submissions in cs.CV (Computer Vision). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402."
},
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"name": "arxiv__recent-cs-cr",
"title": "arXiv Papers: Newest in Cryptography and Security",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": true,
"description": "The newest arXiv submissions in cs.CR (Cryptography and Security). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402."
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"name": "arxiv__recent-cs-ro",
"title": "arXiv Papers: Newest in Robotics",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": true,
"description": "The newest arXiv submissions in cs.RO (Robotics). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402."
},
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"name": "arxiv__recent-stat-ml",
"title": "arXiv Papers: Newest in Statistics: Machine Learning",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": true,
"description": "The newest arXiv submissions in stat.ML (Statistics: Machine Learning). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402."
},
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"name": "arxiv__recent-quant-ph",
"title": "arXiv Papers: Newest in Quantum Physics",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": true,
"description": "The newest arXiv submissions in quant-ph (Quantum Physics). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402."
},
{
"name": "arxiv__recent-astro-ph",
"title": "arXiv Papers: Newest in Astrophysics",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": true,
"description": "The newest arXiv submissions in astro-ph (Astrophysics). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402."
},
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"name": "arxiv__recent-q-fin",
"title": "arXiv Papers: Newest in Quantitative Finance",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": true,
"description": "The newest arXiv submissions in q-fin (Quantitative Finance). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402."
},
{
"name": "arxiv__recent-econ",
"title": "arXiv Papers: Newest in Economics",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": true,
"description": "The newest arXiv submissions in econ (Economics). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402."
},
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"name": "arxiv__recent-q-bio",
"title": "arXiv Papers: Newest in Quantitative Biology",
"readOnly": true,
"destructive": false,
"openWorld": true,
"description": "The newest arXiv submissions in q-bio (Quantitative Biology). Costs $0.002 USDC per call via x402."
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